John Kaercher, Patrick Salvo, Zahra Usmani, Gabrielle Sumich, Robert Eberhardt, Lucas Spivey, Michael Masri, Steve Butler, Jon Nelsen, Brittany Nguyen, Brooksany Barrowes
January 24, 2026
Kirkland Advises GCM Grosvenor’s Infrastructure Advantage Strategy on Acquiring Equity Interest in Brookfield’s Shepherds Flat
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- Kirkland & Ellis advised GCM Grosvenor on its Infrastructure Advantage Strategy's acquisition of a 25% equity interest in Shepherds Flat, the largest repowered wind farm in North America
- The stake was purchased from Brookfield Asset Management and its institutional partners, including Brookfield Renewable
- The Kirkland team included corporate, debt finance, tax, and energy regulatory partners and associates who supported the transaction.
Kirkland & Ellis counseled GCM Grosvenor (NASDAQ: GCMG), a leading global alternative asset management firm, on its Infrastructure Advantage Strategy acquiring a 25% equity interest in Shepherds Flat, the largest repowered wind farm in North America, from Brookfield Asset Management (NYSE: BAM, TSX: BAM) and its institutional partners, including its listed affiliate Brookfield Renewable (NYSE: BEP, BEPC; TSX: BEP.UN, BEPC). Read GCM Grosvenor’s press release The Kirkland team was led by corporate partners John Kaercher, Patrick Salvo and Zahra Usmani and associate Gabrielle Sumich; debt finance partners Robert Eberhardt and Lucas Spivey; tax partners Michael Masri, Steve Butler and Jon Nelsen and associate Brittany Nguyen; and energy regulatory partner Brooksany Barrowes.
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John Kaercher, Patrick Salvo, Zahra Usmani, Gabrielle Sumich, Robert Eberhardt, Lucas Spivey, Michael Masri, Steve Butler, Jon Nelsen, Brittany Nguyen, Brooksany Barrowes
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